Wang Yangming

Summary

Wang Yangming is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Yuyao City^[2]. He was born on October 31, 1472^[3]. He passed away in Ganzhou^[4]. He died on January 9, 1529^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6] and writer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (711 views/month, #7,023 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Wang Yangming was born in Yuyao City^[2].
• Wang Yangming died in Ganzhou^[4].
• Wang Yangming was born on October 31, 1472^[3].
• Wang Yangming died on January 9, 1529^[5].
• Burial took place at Tomb of Wang Shouren^[9].
• Wang Yangming's father was Wang Hua^[10].
• A child of Wang Yangming was Wang Zhengyi^[11].
• Wang Yangming held citizenship in Ming dynasty^[12].
• Wang Yangming worked as a philosopher^[6].
• Wang Yangming worked as a writer^[7].
• Wang Yangming's field of work was philosophy^[13].
• Wang Yangming's religion is recorded as Confucianism^[14].
• Wang Yangming is recorded as male^[15].
• Wang Yangming's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Wang Yangming's ancestral home is recorded as Yuyao^[17].
• Wang Yangming is associated with the Neo-Confucianism movement^[18].
• Wang Yangming is associated with the Yangmingism movement^[19].
• Wang Yangming's Commons category is recorded as Wang Yangming^[20].
• Wang Yangming earned the academic degree of jinshi^[21].
• Wang Yangming's family name is recorded as Wang^[22].
• Wang Yangming's given name is recorded as Shǒurén^[23].
• Wang Yangming's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wang Yangming^[24].
• Wang Yangming's described by source is recorded as Wanxiaotang Huazhuan^[25].
• Wang Yangming's described by source is recorded as Guochao xianzheng lu^[26].
• Wang Yangming's described by source is recorded as History of Ming^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Wang Yangming's place of birth was Yuyao City^[2]. He was born on October 31, 1472^[3]. His father was Wang Hua^[10].

Education

Wang Yangming earned the academic degree of jinshi^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6] and writer^[7]. Wang Yangming's field of work was philosophy^[13].

Personal Life

A child of Wang Yangming was Wang Zhengyi^[11]. His religion is recorded as Confucianism^[14].

Death and Burial

Wang Yangming died on January 9, 1529^[5]. He died in Ganzhou^[4]. He is buried at Tomb of Wang Shouren^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Wang Yangming include Yangmingism^[28], a philosophical movement^[29] and National Yang-Ming University^[30], a university^[31], in Taiwan^[32], founded in 1975^[33].

Why It Matters

Wang Yangming ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (711 views/month, #7,023 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for him include Yangmingism^[28], a philosophical movement^[29] and National Yang-Ming University^[30], a university^[31], in Taiwan^[32], founded in 1975^[33].

FAQs

Where was Wang Yangming born?

Born in Yuyao City^[2], Wang Yangming…

Where did Wang Yangming die?

Wang Yangming passed away in Ganzhou^[4].

Who were Wang Yangming's parents?

Wang Yangming's father was Wang Hua^[10].

What did Wang Yangming do for work?

Wang Yangming worked as philosopher^[6] and writer^[7].